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Using Siebel Packager Utility

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The Siebel Packager utility allows the Siebel administrator to assemble the Siebel client executable program and other installed files, including your custom configuration, into a customized installation package that is tailored to your needs. Siebel Packager packages installations for Siebel Mobile or Dedicated Web Client.

Siebel administrators can use these installation packages when installing Siebel eBusiness Applications for the first time or when upgrading from a previous version. Optionally, you can package the Siebel client installation as a single, self-extracting archive file.

Ways to Distribute Siebel Client Packages

After the Siebel client installation has been packaged, the package can be distributed to your users in several ways. For details, see Making Your Customized Installer Available to End Users.

Siebel Anywhere. Distribute and execute the package automatically as a Siebel Anywhere kit.
CD-ROM. Distribute the package to end users on CD-ROMs.
LAN, WAN, VPN, or modem. Distribute the package across a LAN, WAN, VPN, or modem. Do this directly or using third-party software.
Other methods. Distribute the package by email or FTP to end users.

General Process of Creating a Package

The Packager utility creates a standard installation package in two steps:

Gathers the Siebel components and files you specify, copies the standard InstallShield components into the client installer directory, and creates a packing list used by InstallShield.
(Optional.) Packages the Siebel client installer (prepared in the previous step) into a self-extracting archive, which, when executed, automatically decompresses and starts the Siebel client installer.

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